Dave Holland

An acclaimed, ever-evolving jazz bassist, Dave Holland is a gifted improvisor and composer whose work has touched on acoustic post-bop, avant-garde jazz, and fusion. Along with his contemporaries Eddie Gómez, Miroslav Vitous, and Barry Guy, Holland helped refine and extend the melodic possibilities of the acoustic double bass. Building upon the innovations of slightly older players (Scott LaFaro, Gary Peacock, Barre Phillips), Holland emerged in the late '60s playing with Miles Davis' electric ensemble, and helped carry the acoustic double bass to yet another new level of crea...